The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 28, 2048
Waning Gibbous
74.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
12:13 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 290.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.55° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.27° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.